[Bug 1943312] Re: dependency problems of version 3.4.2-1ubuntu3

[Steve Langasek]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 03:40:23PM -0000, Nadya Sarankhova wrote:
> These, during initial install of the update to the -ubuntu3 version:

> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libffi8:amd64:
>  libffi8:i386 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) breaks libffi8ubuntu1 and is unpacked but not configured.
>   libffi8:amd64 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) provides libffi8ubuntu1.

> dpkg: error processing package libffi8:amd64 (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libffi8:i386:
>  libffi8:amd64 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) breaks libffi8ubuntu1 and is unpacked but not configured.
>   libffi8:i386 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) provides libffi8ubuntu1.

> dpkg: error processing package libffi8:i386 (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

> Now i get no errors of any kind anywhere.  I can only boot to the
> recovery mode boot root shell.  If booting to the desktop, either
> normally or via recovery mode "resume" i get a white screen that
> something has gone wrong, log out and retry.  retrying is futile.  i've
> tried five ties in a row and gotten the same message.

> Dpkg (via root shell) finds nothing end exits.

> apt --fix-broken finds nothing and shows all packages up to date as of
> 0700 (US, Central) this morning.

> Thanks for trying to help.

Ok, then the remaining issues are unrelated to the package dependency
problem that was fixed, and should be tracked in the other bug that you
filed.

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Title:
  dependency problems of version 3.4.2-1ubuntu3

Status in libffi package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Have both libffi8ubuntu1:amd64 and libffi8ubuntu1:i386 installed
  previously. Got these after upgrading to 3.4.2-1ubuntu3

  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libffi8:amd64:
   libffi8:i386 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) breaks libffi8ubuntu1 and is unpacked but not configured.
    libffi8:amd64 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) provides libffi8ubuntu1.

  dpkg: error processing package libffi8:amd64 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libffi8:i386:
   libffi8:amd64 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) breaks libffi8ubuntu1 and is unpacked but not configured.
    libffi8:i386 (3.4.2-1ubuntu3) provides libffi8ubuntu1.

  dpkg: error processing package libffi8:i386 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

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